Background
Shaknes, Alexander was born on August 7, 1963 in Moscow, Russia.
Shaknes, Alexander was born on August 7, 1963 in Moscow, Russia.
Moscow University of Civil Engineering, Moscow, Russia (Master of Science, summa cum laude, 1985). Columbia University (Juris Doctor, 1995). Spoken languages: Russian.
Worked at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (New York, New York) specializing in Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1996, New New York James Kent Scholar; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Editor, Columbia Law Review.